Pool Table on Wheels/Casters

TheBasics said:
rkc, Howdy;

Well, as he hasn't decided yet, perhaps he'll follow your suggestion of the Diamond 8 Pro/Am Then be
cumquats v cumquats, eh? chucklin'

hank
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Home style tables, unless they have a commercial build to them, are not designed to be moved once they've been set up, most don't have any kind of leg leveling system, leaving stacking shims under the legs to level the frame. But to all those that would offer their advice otherwise, what experience do any of you have in moving a pool table back and forth all the time? I just shake my head at some of the suggestions I've read😅🤣
 
realkingcobra said:
Home style tables, unless they have a commercial build to them, are not designed to be moved once they've been set up, most don't have any kind of leg leveling system, leaving stacking shims under the legs to level the frame. But to all those that would offer their advice otherwise, what experience do any of you have in moving a pool table back and forth all the time? I just shake my head at some of the suggestions I've read😅🤣
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Nothing in our sport is rocket science;) The member that did the track system with a button to press probably never saw the bottom of a pool table beforehand.
 
My two cents: Have a home theater or have a pool room. This all sounds good in theory but when you get down to it, moving furniture and a pool table is a PITA and my money is on the desire to do so will seriously wane pretty quickly and you'll be left with a pool table at the end of the room nobody uses. As RKC mentioned, a table suitable for your endeavor would be an 8' Diamond ProAm at say, $5K. That's a lot of money to invest in something that will most likely turn into a laundry folding table. If your family enjoys movies more than pool, do the home theater. If you are serious player (I'm getting the sense maybe not) and want a table at home to practice and teach the kids, go with a pool room.
 
rexus31 said:
My two cents: Have a home theater or have a pool room. This all sounds good in theory but when you get down to it, moving furniture and a pool table is a PITA and my money is on the desire to do so will seriously wane pretty quickly and you'll be left with a pool table at the end of the room nobody uses. As RKC mentioned, a table suitable for your endeavor would be an 8' Diamond ProAm at say, $5K. That's a lot of money to invest in something that will most likely turn into a laundry folding table. If your family enjoys movies more than pool, do the home theater. If you are serious player (I'm getting the sense maybe not) and want a table at home to practice and teach the kids, go with a pool room.
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yea its a tough call for me, im gonna sleep on it a week or so , I have a couple exposed beams to cover in the room regardless in the mean time. I agree that its prob not smart to create something that is a PITA to setup. i would only do if its a 2-3 min transformation to go back and forth from room to room and obv it would need to be 100% safe. i think if it was on metal v grooved wheels and always on a metal v track, i would just need to unlock and push 4 feet. i dont think i want to get into jacking things up weekly
 
moneymm22 said:
For my new room setup, I would need to move the pool table out of the way (in one direction about 5 feet) and then back when playing. is this as simple as buying some casters and fastening them to the bottom of the four feet? do dealers ever do this type of setup/installation or is it all gonna be a DIY project? Anyone doing this and want to share their method?
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I wanted to move my table a few inches from a wall since my main competitor uses a long cue.
My mechanic said all I need is a pallet jack, those paver bricks laying against the house and a couple of 2x4's to protect the table..

Easy Peasy for just just moving out of the way.

My table is 5'x10.

Edit: Sorry if this has been mentioned.
 
3kushn said:
I wanted to move my table a few inches from a wall since my main competitor uses a long cue.
My mechanic said all I need is a pallet jack, those paver bricks laying against the house and a couple of 2x4's to protect the table..

Easy Peasy for just just moving out of the way.

My table is 5'x10.

Edit: Sorry if this has been mentioned.
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And what about leveling again?
 
moneymm22 said:
I like the idea of having one big room for some reasons, but not a big fan the movie watching being over a pool table and so far away at 17-19 feet when optimal viewing says 8-9 feet. View attachment 713857

I am still leaning toward doing this 2 different room setups, i feel like this "movie room" experience may be better. View attachment 713858
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What about going with the single room option as in the top photo, but mount the video monitor on a swing-down mount above the pool table? When the table is in use the screen is horizontal (with LED table lighting mounted on the back of the screen). When it's time to watch a movie, just rotate the screen into the vertical position and you're all set.

This would require a mount that stores the monitor with the screen side up which may require some custom fabrication, but it would certainly be doable. Personally, I would opt for a power operated rotation so that you could control it from wherever your sound and lighting gear will be.
 
jimmyco said:
Two words: Stadium seating.
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I like this idea. A row (or two) of seats on the side of the table raised up a step or two. The screen on the other side of the table. Maybe the screen accordions out from the wall if you need it closer. Or is hung from a track.
 
sorry if someone already said this, but put the movie seats on raised platforms, and see right over the pool table


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michael4 said:
sorry if someone already said this, but put the movie seats on raised platforms, and see right over the pool table


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yea thanks. this may be plan B, they even make some chairs with extra 8" in height so you dont need to build a platform. still not the ideal layout I wanted. but if i cant come up with a way to move the table I want, i may be stuck with it in the middle of the room 100% of the time.
 
fattirewilly said:
I like the previously suggested platform. But you'd want a bigger screen on the far wall. You could use a projector instead and the screen could roll up to the ceiling above the table. With a ceiling mounted screen, you might not need a platform under the seating.
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yea if i go across the room, 85" not gonna cut it. and would have to go projection... and its a big 20 foot wide 10 foot ceiling wall.
 
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